Extras
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Structaural
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I agree with the previous poster - Marchant is the organ grinder, Gervais is the monkey 
SwizzleStiX
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I really enjoyed it, its like modern day shakespeare. Steve Merchant is excellent too.
Structaural
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Balbi said:
Yeah, they were, but the rest
and it's Whitehouse who's the genius there.
Balbi
Hey, Dean Yager!
BootyLove said:Yeah, they were, but the rest
I reckon the whole thing was class - yeah it's catchphrase stuff, but I still laugh when I'm watching them
Apart from the suits you sir guys, wankers 
The artist bloke with the aversion to black
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
Flashman said:
Oh my god, that is going to be the best telly EVER.
*wees pants in excitement*
Structaural
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Loki said:My bro is an extra in Extras
I forgot about the episode tonight
You can watch it online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=extras
My gf used to work as a casting agent, she cries with laughter all through the show, so that might sway my opinion a bit. That Maggie is the best 'stupid' character in comedy at the moment.
Structaural
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Balbi said:I reckon the whole thing was class - yeah it's catchphrase stuff, but I still laugh when I'm watching them
The artist bloke with the aversion to black
BLACK!.. like the steamtrain of despair crashing through the flowerbeds of life... yeah he was good, alright I take it back!
....not the pins mummy..
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
BootyLove said:BLACK!.. like the steamtrain of despair crashing through the flowerbeds of life... yeah he was good, alright I take it back!
Love it! He was my favourite - my husband still 'does' him and it cracks me up every time.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
I was glad I caught last night's - fucking hysterical from Orlando 'Jonny Depp's a Wanker' Bloom determindly trying to pull Maggie (and her AWFUL actress friend...'So glad I'm out of the cess pool...no offence'), and best of all, Barry from East Enders being used as an example of not selling out, of being dignified and quitting at the top...and then all the sweets and sandwiches falling out...fucking class...
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
This was much better, a bit of a slow burner but Extras is getting there. Good stuff!
Quite enjoyed Extras last night, but as with the first series I can't help thinking at the end 'is that it?'. There's something missing, but I can't put my finger on it.
As for Johnny the painter, he was far and away the best thing on The Fast Show. His poor wife was ace too. "Black! Black! You lock me in the cellar and feed me pins!".
As for Johnny the painter, he was far and away the best thing on The Fast Show. His poor wife was ace too. "Black! Black! You lock me in the cellar and feed me pins!".
goldenecitrone said:Just read this. The joke is that Keith Chegwin is playing a washed-up star who is bitter and twisted and blames everyone but himself. Are you really that thick?
No, are you. What was the point of Chegwin's appearance but to cram in some 'anti-PC' gags for the critics to howl over.
"oh Ricky is just so daring!"
D'wards said:
The Maggie character seems now only to be there to allow the show to still be called Extras, and shoehorn in the A-List celebs. Bloom added nothing to the show or the plot so why was he there. Oh yes, to sell the show on HBO.
Also if Millman can step in and start directing a scene then surely he could have got Maggie a job on his sitcom?
Structaural
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I haven't seen last nights yet so... *unsubscribes*
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
King Mob said:
How can you say Bloom added nothing to the show - he was hilarious! Not my type though.
STFC said:
Perhaps top cunt Sam Wollaston can help you.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/comment/0,,1873100,00.html
Again, it's the "it's not really funny but it's made me squirm and that makes up for the lack of comedy in there" angle.
I was prepared to give S2 a go, but it was too horribly self-indulgent, too much of an agenda by Gervais to show that 'his' type of "realistic" comedy is more worthy than that old stuff which was filmed in front of studio audiences and had laugh tracks.
Chairman Meow said:How can you say Bloom added nothing to the show - he was hilarious! Not my type though.
How was he hilarious? The 'Johnny Depp isn't as cool as me' stuff was tedious and the kiss with Maggie was telegraphed from the start. Bloom is what he is; a competant actor who looks pretty. That's it. He's not a comic genius and his lines could have done with being submitted to a good script editor.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
King Mob said:
Ooooh - kay. We'll have to agree to disagree then. Can I ask - what do you find funny? Cos you don't exactly strike me as being a barrel of laughs at parties, if you know what I mean.
Chairman Meow said:
Is that because i don't like Extras and dare to actually say that a comedy show which isn't funny isn't really a comedy show, or indeed isn't very good?
So rather than just throw lists of likes and dislikes at each other, would care to discuss the show and explain why you liked it?
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
King Mob said:
No mate thats's not it - you just come over as a bit po-faced. I liked it because I thought it was very funny, simple as. I don't really want to analyse it further, because I had enough of deconstructing stuff at uni, and I find too much analysis can take the joy out of something. So, as I said, we'd better agree to disagree.
i didn't find it funny. Clever, yes, uncomfortable yes, well-written, i suppose.
but not actually funny.
but not actually funny.
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